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Graffiti / Cartoon Text Effect

Make a new document or canvas by clicking onFile > New. The settings depend on how big you want your text to look. I used these settings:

Now make a new layer called "bg". PressCtrl+Awhich selects the whole canvas and then pressAlt+Backspacewhich fills the canvas with your Foreground Color. Now pressCtrl+Dto deselect the selection.

In the layer's palette, right click on the "bg" layer, click onBlending Options, check the box forGradient Overlay. Now we will play around with the settings. It's up to you with the colors and the shape but I wanted a part in the middle a little lighter than on the outside. This is what I came up with:

Now get yourtext tooland put what ever text you want in the middle of the canvas. Make sure you use a cartoon or graffiti looking font so it looks a little crazy. The font I used is called "Bring that noise". Right click on the text's layer and click onBlending Options. Now selectColor Overlayand put what ever color matches with your background. Don't worry too much if you can't really see it that much because we are going to put something behind it.

Make sure you select thePen tooland on the top these options are selected:

Now this is the hardest part in the whole tutorial. Get your pen tool and start going around the letters with it, make it look smooth. Zoom in a little if it helps you. Seriously guys!!! It doesn't have to go around perfectly, just make sure it doesn't go under the text. Here are a few shots of how it was coming out for me:

Now pressCtrl+Shift+Nwhich makes a new layer and name the layer "textbg". Now with the pen tool on, right click anywhere in the canvas and click on Make Selection. Make sure the feather is set to0and pressOK. Now pressAlt+Backspacewhich fills in your selection and then pressCtrl+D. Move the layer "textbg" under your text layer.

Let's add some color to this layer by right clicking on the layer and clicking on Blending Options and then selectColor Overlay. Play around with the colors and see what you like. I added astroketoo to make it look a little bit cooler. This is how mine came out:

There is many effects that you can add now, but I'll show you my favorite one which is the3Dlook. Right click on the "textbg" layer and click onduplicate layer. Now move that layer under "textbg". Right click on it and click on Blending Options. Play around a bit with the settings like always and come up with something nice. I put a little shadow so it could stand out of the background.

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That's about it guys! I really hope you liked the tutorial and that you like the effect.